The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-29

flied at the noticeable advance they
are making toward shaping public
affairs and making the power of
farmers felt in the legislature. This
combination of many in one is the
only way of achieving political re-
suits for the betterment of the agri
cultural interests. These institutions
are many. sided They cultivate a
taste for neatness in farming, an i'm
provement in methods and economy
in the management of the farm. They
tend nightly to the increase of
intelligence and social Improvement,
but probably their greatest useful
ness will be found in the beneficial
results their impression on political
questions is destined to have. A
comparison of ideas at the club re.
suits in the conviction that the opin-
ions of the members are almost
always identical on public ques-
tions, and the remedy for exist
ing evils are the same. They see
plainly that the influence exerted by
the agricultural interest of the county
has in the past been mere cipher,
and the political weight of the farm.
er in county, state and nation is an
unknown quantity. When the farm
er is alone in his field or secluded
home he feels helpless and powerless
to exert any impression on public af-
fairs, becomes humbled and disgust
ed with his situation and seeks rath-
er to draw in to deeper seclusion and
become hermit in state affairs, than
attempt to assert his rights. But
when he meets his brother farmers
face to face in the Club, Grange or
Alliance, and hears the indignant
protest against the injustice, he in
common with his brother farmers
has suffered and is still laboring un-
der; when he is reminded that his
industry overtops all others combin-
ed, and that 80 percent Of the taxes
is wrung from the farm, he feels in
dignant. Standing in the face of a
mutual wrong with mutual help in
reach, the spirit of fight is stirred in
his blood, and the determination 10
WELD an influence and power not
heretofore felt, and exert a political
independence formerly not dreamed
of, takes possession of him, which
grows and strengthens till he is pre-
pared to endorse such sentiments as
the following promulgated by the
Cecil Farmers Club at its last meet
ing at Mr.. McCullough's.
Mr.. Henry S. Coudon offered the
following resolution at the meeting:
Resolved, That it Is the opinion
of this club, that in the selection of
persons to represent our interests in
the legislature and especially in sc
lecting our commissioners aud
states attorney and sheriff, we should
no longer defer to the wishes of
mere politicians. but insist that suit
able men be nominated, and if Meth
er of the existing parties nominate
suitable men, we recommend that
the citizens of the county, irrespec.
tive of party, assemble in convention
and present to. the voters a satisfact-
org ticket.
This resolution. was followed by d
vigorous protest by Mr.. Coudon
against the cut and dried politics
now prevailing in the county, and
the pressing necessity for the farm.
ers of Cecil to make their influence
felt in sec uring better nominations
than either of the political parties
had for years, past been Offering the
people, which were in the hands of
selfish politicians who looked only to
their own interests in setting up tick
cts composed of such men as they
could control. That the men this
county had been sending to the leg
islature in past years was disgrace
to the intelligence of it's voters. That
boards of county commissioners,
sheriffs and states attorneys were
selected in the interest of particular
individuals instead ofthe taxpayers
interest. That Cecil county politics
need purgation from the rule Of local
bosses, and the time had come when
the people, irrespective of party,
should demand higher qualification
in candidates, and q better and
cheaper administration of county af.
fairs. Mr.. Coudon's remarks were
warmly approved by every member
of the club present, and his resolu-
ton unanimously. passed without a